Auto-bed.



S. WHLLER.

AUTO BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I4, 19m.

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SIGFRIID MILLER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

AUTO-BED.

To 1f/ZZ iii/wm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Siernin MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented neuT and useful Improvements in Auto-Beds, of

. which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an auto bed,and particularly to improvements over the structure shown in my co-pending application entitled Folding bed, filed September 24th, 1917, Serial Number 192,887. i

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple, substantial, cheaply manufactured folding bed for automobiles, which is adapted to be secured to the running board in such a manner that it may be readily extended outwardly when used or folded up on the running board in a compact unit When traveling. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a mattress frame of novel construction, which is foldable and which is provided with legs and braces for its support, When extended, and also with a tent support Which permits the bed to be inclosed or covered When desired.

Further objects will hereinafter appear. v

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accomf panying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the bed extended. i

s Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing the bed in folded position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe locking bar for securing the bed on the running board when in the folded position.

v Referring to the drawings in detail, A in dieates the running boa rd of an automobile and 2 a pair of brackets secured thereto.

Pivotally mounted, as at 3, in said brackets is a bed-frame, generally indicated at B, in

AWhich is mounted a ivire mattress 4 of suitable construction. Tlie bed-frame is in the present instance constructed of three sections v.5, 6 and 7 these sections being respectively termed the intermediate section, the inner section, and the outer section. The inner Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

.Application filed. March 14, 1918. Serial No. 222,469.

section is pivotally attached, as at 3, to the brackets 2 at one end and at the opposite end it is pivotally attached to the intermediate section, as at 8. The outer section is pivotally attached, as at 9, to the opposite end of the intermediate section, thus forming a bed-frame Which may be folded up to assume a rectangular-shaped, compact bundle, such as shown in Fig. 2.

The bed is also provided with a pair of supporting legs 10 and 11, one set being pivotally secured by the pins 8 Which connect the intermediate frame with the inner frame, While the opposite set of legs are pivtoggle braces 13 and the legs 11 are each provided ivith a tie rod lll, the outer end of which is hook-shaped to engage a pin 15 on the outer legs 10. rlfhe manner of pivotally mounting the legs and connecting the toggle braces 18 and the tie rods 14 permits the legs, braces and rods to be folded up parallel with the bed-frame sections; the legs 10 with attached rods 14C and toggle braces 13 being folded parallel with the inner section 6, While the legs 11, With the connected toggle braces, fold up and lie parallel along the sides of the outer frame section, This struc ture also rigidly braces the bed when eX tended, something which is of'grea-t value When it is considered that the ground upon which the bed is supported is very often uneven.

The intermediate section 5 is braced crossvvise by a bar 16, thus preventing the frame vsections from being drawn together and the pivotal connections from binding. The bed is otherwise provided with a foot-frame 17. The lower end of this foot-frame is bent at right angles, as shown at 18, and is pivotally secured at thispoint, as at 19, to the outer frame section. The foot-frame is also provided With a pair of spring latches 2O engageable with the underside ofy the outer frame, as shown in Fig. V1. These latches rigidly secure the foot-frame in the vertical position and it is, therefore, possible to utii any suitable manner, for instance, by buttons or hooks, to the top of the automobile and may also be provided with fastenings secured to the sides or bottom ofthe frame sections, thus permitting the bed to be entirely incloscd or covered when desired.

The foot-frame not. only serves the function of a support for the canopy but it also serves as a bedding clamp, when folded down; that is, the right angular bends formedV on the lower ends adjacent to the pivotal connections are justl sufficiently long to form a space between the foot-frame and the mattress which permits the foot-frame to hold the bedding in position while the bed-frame as a whole is being folded up/or extended. The bed may be constructed of angle iron or any other suitablev material and as comparatively little. strength is requiredl it can readily beseen that, the amount of.. material employed will not be suflicient to weigh down the side of the automobile on which it is mounted.

The bed, as previously stated, is supported bytwo pairs of. legs l0 and 1l which are positionednear the outer end, while the inner end issupported by the brackets 2. A threepoint support is in this manner provided whichserves as av solid foundation capable of supporting the bed rigidly on practically any ground.

The brace 16 isV provided with a sliding bracket, such as shown in Fig. 3. This bracket` consists ofv two sections 25 and 26. The section 25 embraces the lateral brace or pipe and can, therefore, slide longitudinally thereon While thesection 2,6` is hook-shaped, as shown, to engage and straddle the sideof the automobile, thus securing the bed-frame, when folded, in a vertical position. The sections 25l and 2G may be slotted, if desired, and secured together with one or more screws to permitit to be len gthened or shortened to suit different sizes of automobiles. The inner sides. of the hook 26 may be lined with felt, suclias shown at 27, or any other suitable material to prevent the body or the upholstery from being scratched or marred.

The materials and finish of the several parts, may ofcourse, be such as. the experience and udgment of the manufacturer may dictate, and I wish it understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to wit-hin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus. described my invention, what Ilclaiin and desire toy secure by LettersPatent is- 1. A folding bed for automobiles, comprising a mattress-carrying frame, a pivotal connection between the frame and the running board, a bar extending crosswise of the frame, a locking member carried by said bar adapted to secure the frame against movement when folded up on the running board, said locking member comprising a bar turnably and slidably mounted on the rod, and a hook-shaped member formed on the outer end of said bar adapted to straddle the side of the automobile.

2. A folding bed for automobiles, including a frame composed of foldable sections, means to pivotally connect the inner section to the automobile running board, a transverse bar connectedto one of the sections to brace the latter and to underlie same when the frame is extended. and to overlie said last named sectionwhen the frame is. folded, a bracket. slidably borne by said bar, and means on the bracket extending beyond said last named` section in folded vertical position of the frame to engageover the` top edge and on opposite side faces of a side of the automobile body to hold they frame folded and,v against movement.

3., A foldingz bed for automobiles, including a frame composed of foldable sections, means to pivotally connectv the inner section to the automobile running board, a baruconnected to one ofthe sections so as to underlie same when the frame is, extended, and to overlie same when the frame is folded. andy means borne by. the bar` and extending beyond said last named. section in folded` uerticalrpositionof the frame to engage over the top edge and on opposite side faces of a sideof the automobile body to holdthefranie folded andagainst movement.`

4L. In a folding bed for automobiles, brackets formedl for securement to the automobile running board, a foldable bed frame having an inner section pivoted to the brackets, an outer section, means. to pivotally connect said sections, said means when the bed frame isfolded being disposed at the top of the folded frame and said outer section when the frame is folded: having its lower endengagedwith and held against rearward movement. byl the brackets, said means being of substantially the length as that of the brackets so that when the sections are folded the latter will lie approximately parallel, and means borne by the first named means vto engage the automobile body to hold they frame folded.

5. A; folding bed for automobiles, including aframe composed of` an inner section, means tol pivotally connect the inner section to the automobile running board, an intermediate section pivoted to the inner section, an outer section .pivoted' to the intermediate section, said `sections when folded be.- ingarranged with the inner and outer sections vertically disposed and the intermediate sectionaliorizontallydisposed andrai;

Laveno 3' the tops ol the inner and outer sections, and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set means carried by the intermediate section to my hand in the presence of two subscribing secure the sections to the automobile 1n Witnesses.

folded position of the sections, said means SIGFRID MILLER. 5 when the bed frame is extended underlying Witnesses:

the latter and when the bed frame is folded W. W. HEALEY,

overlying the intermediate section. M. E. EWING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

` Washington, D. C. 

